Success as a writer doesn’t always come with age.
Even though most of today’s Well-known authors Although he was barely out of his teens when he published his novels, which gained him great success, there have been many teenagers, even children, who became best-selling authors because of the stories they wrote.
Young authors have written books on various genres ranging from poetry to self-help.
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Some writers create worlds of imagination that engulf readers – while others simply write about experiences happening right before their eyes.
Alex Greven wrote his self-help book “How to Talk to Girls” when he was 9 years old. (Carl Gehring/The Denver Post via Getty Images)
Below are five Best Selling Books which were written by children and teenagers.
1. “Heartsongs”
Mattie J.T. Stepanek compiled a collection of poems as a child.
According to the Mattie J.T. Stepanek Foundation, Stepanek, who died of dysautonomia mitochondrial myopathy complications in June 2004, had published works that included poems he wrote when he was 3 to 13 years old at the time of his death.
The first of these books was originally published in 2001 and contained poems she wrote and finger paintings she created between the ages of 3 and 5.
Her second work, “Journey Through Heartsongs”, consisted of poems and finger paintings she created between the ages of 3 and 10.
Mattie J.T. Stepanek died in 2004 when he was just 13 years old. (Marlena Sloss/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Her next collections, “Hope Through Heartsongs” and “Loving Through Heartsongs”, were published in 2002 and 2003.
“Reflections of a Peacemaker: A Portrait Through Heartsongs” was the last collection of poems.
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A book titled “A Book Just Peace: A Message of Hope” was also published in 2006.
The book included essays, letters, photographs, and selected email correspondence between the child and former President Carter.
2. “How to talk to girls”
You don’t need to have a whole lot of life experience to write a self-help book – and Alex Greven has proven that.
which began as a Primary school project Turns out it was too much.
Graven, who was 9 years old at the time, became a New York Times bestselling author when she wrote the book “How to Talk to Girls.”
In the book, Greven offers wonderful advice that readers of all ages can appreciate.
Graven’s success has led to him appearing on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” and many others.
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After her first book she wrote more books: “How to Talk to Mothers”, “How to Talk to Fathers”, “How to Talk to Santa” and “Rules for School”.
3. “Eragon”
“Eragon” by Christopher Paolini is the first book in “The Inheritance Cycle” series.
Christopher Paolini began writing the book series “The Inheritance Cycle” at the age of 15. (John Lamparski/Getty Images)
when he started writing the first of the five Fictional books in the series, He was 15 years old.
His parents first self-published the book, but it was republished a year later, in 2002. In 2006, a movie was made on the dragon fantasy book.
The five-book series also includes “Eldest”, “Brisingr”, “Inheritance” and the latest novel in 2023, “Murtagh”.
4. “The Diary of Anne Frank”
The diary written by Anne Frank has been translated into more than 70 languages today.
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The diary describes her life from June 1942 to March 1944, when her family was hidden in the Secret Annex due to the Nazis’ invasion of the Netherlands.
Frank was 12 when she began writing her diary.
The Dutch edition of the book was first published in 1947 by Anne’s father, Otto Frank, after he was discovered and arrested in 1944. Otto Frank was the only surviving member of the Secret Annex. At the time, about 3,000 copies were printed.
Today, “The Diary of Anne Frank” It has sold over 30 million copies.
5. “The Outsiders”
The book “The Outsiders” is about two rival teenage gangs in Oklahoma, which was published in 1967.
S.E. Hinton began writing “The Outsiders” at age 15. Today, she is 75. (Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images)
When Susan Eloise Hinton began writing the book, she was 15 years old. She was 18 years old when the book was published.
She wrote the book under the name S.E. Hinton to conceal her gender from readers.
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“The Outsiders” is considered one of the first books written for the young adult genre, which is widely popular today.
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In 1983, The film was released Based on the popular book.
Directed by Francis Ford Coppola, the film starred Matt Dillon, Ralph Macchio, C. Thomas Howell, Patrick Swayze, Rob Lowe, and Tom Cruise.
